Politics

The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has condemned the persistent situation of insecurity in the country and lamented that no Nigerian feels safe wherever they are. The party in a statement delivered by its national chairman, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, stated that the current government has failed to carry out its primary responsibility to safeguard citizens. The party lamented that “From Generals …

The Makurdi Court of Appeal, Benue State, on Tuesday dismissed the caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress in the state, led by Chief Benjamin Omale, affirming the legitimacy of the executive committee led by Comrade Austin Agada. The court of appeal, in appeal no. CA/MKD/119/2024, also upheld the Makurdi High Court’s earlier ruling nullifying the dissolution of the Agada-led …

By Ayo Kehinde Nigeria recorded a sharp increase in foreign capital inflows in the first quarter of 2026, attracting $10.37 billion, an increase of 83.8% from the $5.64 billion recorded in the same period in 2025, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest data also shows a 61% quarter-on-quarter increase from $6.44 billion recorded …

Police officers have reportedly interrogated Lere Olayinka, assistant to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, and detained an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged leak of voter registration records. The operatives of the Department of Force Intelligence – Intelligence Response Team are said to have acted on the petition filed by the security …

The Oyo State Police Command has launched a thorough investigation into an attack by terrorists on the passport office of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Ogbomoso on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement signed by DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on Wednesday in Ibadan. Ayanlade noted that the incident left two immigration officers …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded another round of defections in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, with three federal lawmakers leaving the ruling party in favor of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), amid increased political maneuvering ahead of the 2027 elections. This latest resignation comes just a day after the National Assembly resumed …

…Warns of deep learning crisis in schools Daud Olatunji Nigeria’s education system is grappling with a deepening crisis of learning and access, as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that only one in four students in the country can read correctly and perform basic calculations by age 14. UNICEF has also expressed concern that more than 20 million Nigerian …

From Victor, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified its crackdown on alleged illegal access and unauthorized disclosure of sensitive voter data belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Police have arrested an election official and questioned Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, over the controversy surrounding leaked voter information. Senior …

The Accord National Leadership has disowned Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbuden, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, called on the public to ignore the report naming Olawepo-Hashim as Accord’s presidential candidate. Mgbuden said the purported presidential primaries in which Olawepo-Hashim would emerge as the candidate …

Accord’s national leadership has disowned Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. National Chairman of the party. Mr Maxwell Mgbuden, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, urged the public to ignore reports about the emergence of Olawepo-Hashim as the Accord presidential candidate. Mgbuden said the presidential primaries in which Olawepo-Hashim emerged as a …